動(dòng)詞 edify:

1. make understand
   同義詞：enlighten, edify

形容詞 edifying:

1. enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
   同義詞：enlightening

1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like human beings.
   寓言一種通常短小的故事，用來(lái)表示啟發(fā)或謹(jǐn)慎的觀點(diǎn)，常利用說(shuō)話或有人的行為的動(dòng)物為角色
2. This is an edifying book.
   這是一本陶冶情操的書(shū)。
3. Travel is an edifying experience, especially for young people.
   旅游可以使人增長(zhǎng)見(jiàn)聞，尤其對(duì)年輕人。